On Jan 31, 8:55 pm, Marc Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would like to automate that so the territory code can be determined > by the application. I know how to get the geolocation from an address > and vice-versa, but I don't know how to map out our custom territory > areas. > > Any pointers on where to start?
A link to see how things are currently organised would have helped, but a hint is "Point in polygon analysis". Define your territories as polygons; get the point you're interested in; find which polygon contains it. It's a useful four-word search phrase for your favourite search engine. For five polygons you might be able to do it client-side, defining your shapes as GPolygon objects -- in which case Mike's EPoly extension will do the job for you with its .Contains() method. http://econym.org.uk/gmap/epoly.htm (Another hint: you don't need to add polygons to the map until you're ready to display them, but you can analyse them without adding them to a map) Server-side methods are scalable -- click anywhere in England on the map at http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php and the point will identify one of 16000 polygons. Its details are then sent back to the browser for display. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
